Presbyopia correction with contact lenses. 

For those who are already using contact lenses and others noticing the first signs of presbyopia, modern science has several solutions to offer in terms of contact lens correction. 

Monovision

Monovision is one method of presbyopia correction with contact lenses. It involves using two contact lenses with different optical powers (one for distance, the other for near vision):

One lens is applied to the dominant eye. The dominant eye is the one your brain relies on more for information — the other plays a supporting role. The dominant eye is typically corrected for optimal distance vision. 

The other lens – is applied to the non-dominant eye and typically corrects it for optimal near vision.

This way, one eye can be used for seeing at longer distances, and the other e.g. for reading.

Benefits: easy to apply; only requires changing one lens in patients already using contacts; low cost; high quality of vision in each eye; simultaneous astigmatism correction possible if necessary.

Drawbacks: partial or total loss of spatial vision; adaptation takes one or two weeks.

Multifocal contact lenses

Multifocal lenses may also be called “progressive”. As with progressive eyeglass lenses, multifocal contacts also have different areas of focus that transition smoothly from one to the next. The top part of the lens offers correction for distance vision, the middle part (the so-called transition channel) is used for intermediate distances, and the bottom part — for near vision.

  How a multifocal lens works — different visual zones

Benefits of multifocal lenses:

– correction of defects between –8 and +8 diopters

– astigmatism can be corrected at the same time

– clear vision at all distances

– smooth and invisible transition between the zones

– good for patients with dry eye syndrome due to additional “moisturizing systems” used in many multifocal lenses

Drawbacks of multifocal lenses:

– some time is usually required to adapt, with possible double or unstable vision in the adaptation period

– finding the right multifocal lenses for patients with anisometropia (different defect in each eye) may be challenging

– use of multifocal lenses may require more frequent head and neck movements — patients with degenerative spine disease should discuss the safety of this method with their doctor and, if necessary, consider other methods for presbyopia correction.

Polish “Presbyopia 21” Club section

The Polish “Presbyopia 21” Club was established in April 2016 in Poznań, Poland, by Professor Andrzej Grzybowski. The creation of this first-ever Polish group of experts on presbyopia was motivated by the ophthalmologic community’s virtually unanimous view that access to reliable knowledge on modern presbyopia correction methods was insufficient.

The club brings together Polish and international ophthalmology practitioners and professors interested in modern methods for presbyopia correction.

Foundation for Supporting the Development of Ophthalmology (Ophthalmology 21)

Adam Mickiewicz Street 24/3b
60-836 Poznań
Greater Poland Voivodeship
NIP: 7811880464

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